And here we make available to students of the family name Micallef an important bibliographical information that collects its heraldic and genealogy, that are a beginning of face to the study of this family.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Micallef:
1) The origin of the family name Micallef.
2) The meaning of the family name Micallef.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Micallef.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Micallef.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
* Catalonia (Spain).
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Micallef:
* El Solar catalan, valenciano y balear, by Garcia Carraffa.
* Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica, by Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa.
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The very complete history and heraldry of the family name Micallef appears in the big "Enciclopedia Hispanoamericana de Heraldica, Genealogia y Onomastica" written by brothers Arturo and Alberto Garcia Carraffa, and continued by Endika de Mogrobejo. There are more than 100 volumes that occupy this Encyclopedia where we can find the family name Micallef. They are arranged alphabetically, although with additions at the end of many volumes. There are more than 17,000 names, including Micallef.
The history and heraldry of the family name Micallef appears in the work "Solar catalan, valenciano y balear", by brothers Garcia Carraffa, so the persons with this family name are of Catalan origin or from other places and settled in Catalonia (Spain). The history and heraldry of the family name Micallef appears in this work relative only to Catalonia, valencia or Balearic Islands.
One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.
Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:
1) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
2) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
3) GULES: Red color that symbolizes Strength, Victory, Daring and Highness.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* GYRON: The Gyron represents Favor.
* MULBERRY: The Mulberry symbolizes Prudence and Wisdom.
* LAUREL: The Laurel is a symbol of Good Fame, and due to the perpetual greenness of its leaves, of Imperecedera Victoria.
* FESS: The Fess represents the Noble Heart of the Knight, into which no betrayal or disloyalty can enter.
* PELICAN: The Pelican is a symbol of the Charitable and Pious Lord towards his vassals.
* OLIVE: The Olive Tree is a symbol of Peace, due to the perennial green of its leaves, it also means Immutable Courage against adverse fortune.
* LOZENGE: The Lozenges symbolize Constancy.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* The family name Micallef appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/
Heraldry for family name Micallef as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Micallef
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